What brand and viscosity of oil do you use?

 

i read my manuel when i firt bought my car and in it says a liitle ticking is normal, and is caused by spark knock. read your manuel people.

 

im going mobile one full synthetic next oil change

 

No ticks of fleas for my Neon. LOL

 

I too have seen/heard that spark knock is the cause.

 

-The only "bad" ticking mine does is when it's pretty cold out and just started. Sometimes I can hear a light ticking going on, but only about as loud as the injectors pulsing.

L8R,
Matt

 

I run amsoil. Have a dealer here in Red Deer and I can do a full oil change with filter for about $40.

Oh, and my car never came with a manual...used, aka prev owner was unorganized and lost it or threw it on the floor and got it muddy.

Oh and 15 or 5 w30 I'm cannot remember whatever is stated in the Haynes manual.

 

Yea mine stopped when I went from Mobil 1 to AMSOIL. (both 5w-20) I am very happy to say it has gone away. I only drive this car on the weekends and never heard the tick again.

 

5w20 eh? I have to check what I really put in mine...might consider changing to that.

 

Yea mine is an 05 and the oil cap and the manual say to use 5w-20 for economy purposes so I do.